| 1987 Cleveland Browns season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Art Modell |
| General manager | Ernie Accorsi |
| Head coach | Marty Schottenheimer |
| Home field | Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| Local radio | WWWE · WDOK |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–5 |
| Division place | 1st AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Colts) 38–21 Lost AFC Championship (at Broncos) 33–38 |
| Pro Bowlers | T Cody Risien QB Bernie Kosar FB Kevin Mack NT Bob Golic OLB Clay Matthews, Jr. CB Frank Minnifield CB Hanford Dixon RS Gerald McNeil |
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A ticket for the AFC Championship game between the Browns and the Broncos.
The 1987 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 38th season in the National Football League.
Led by another 3,000-yard season from Bernie Kosar, the Browns captured their third-straight AFC Central crown. In the divisional playoffs, against the Indianapolis Colts at Municipal Stadium, the Browns routed the Colts 38–21 to advance to their second-straight AFC Championship game. For the second year in a row, the Browns were matched up against the Denver Broncos for a trip to Super Bowl XXII. The Browns fell behind early at Mile High Stadium, as the Broncos roared out to a big halftime lead. However, the Browns scored 30 points in the second half, and drove down the field in the late fourth quarter with a chance to score a game-tying touchdown. With 1:12 left in the game, RB Earnest Byner was stripped of the ball at the 2-yard line by Broncos' defensive back Jeremiah Castille in a play since dubbed The Fumble. Denver ran down the clock and took an intentional safety with 8 seconds left, and the Browns fell 38–33. Denver returned to the Super Bowl for a second straight year at the expense of the Browns.
Offseason
NFL draft
| 1987 Cleveland Browns draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Mike Junkin | Linebacker | Duke | from San Diego |
| 2 | 32 | Gregg Rakoczy | Center | Miami (FL) | from San Diego |
| 3 | 80 | Tim Manoa | Fullback | Penn State | |
| 3 | 82 | Jeff Jaeger * | Kicker | Washington | |
| 6 | 165 | Stephen Braggs | Defensive back | Texas | |
| 8 | 220 | Steve Bullitt | Linebacker | Texas A&M | |
| 10 | 276 | Frank Winters * | Center | Western Illinois | |
| 11 | 303 | Larry Brewton | Defensive back | Temple | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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NFL replacement players
After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:
| 1987 Cleveland Browns replacement roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Roster
Schedule
Regular season
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 13 | at New Orleans Saints | L 21–28 | 0–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 59,900 | Recap |
| 2 | September 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–10 | 1–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 79,543 | Recap |
| 3 | September 28 | Denver Broncos | canceled | 1–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | NFL strike | |
| 4 | October 4 | at New England Patriots | W 20–10 | 2–1 | Sullivan Stadium | 14,830 | Recap |
| 5 | October 11 | Houston Oilers | L 10–15 | 2–2 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 38,927 | Recap |
| 6 | October 18 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 34–0 | 3–2 | Riverfront Stadium | 40,179 | Recap |
| 7 | October 26 | Los Angeles Rams | W 30–17 | 4–2 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 76,933 | Recap |
| 8 | November 1 | at San Diego Chargers | L 24–27 | 4–3 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 55,381 | Recap |
| 9 | November 8 | Atlanta Falcons | W 38–3 | 5–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 71,135 | Recap |
| 10 | November 15 | Buffalo Bills | W 27–21 | 6–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,409 | Recap |
| 11 | November 22 | at Houston Oilers | W 40–7 | 7–3 | Houston Astrodome | 51,161 | Recap |
| 12 | November 29 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 24–38 | 7–4 | Candlestick Park | 60,248 | Recap |
| 13 | December 6 | Indianapolis Colts | L 7–9 | 7–5 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 70,661 | Recap |
| 14 | December 13 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 38–24 | 8–5 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 77,331 | Recap |
| 15 | December 20 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 24–17 | 9–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 40,275 | Recap |
| 16 | December 26 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 19–13 | 10–5 | Three Rivers Stadium | 56,394 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 9: vs. Atlanta
Week 9: Atlanta Falcons at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Falcons | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Browns | 0 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 38 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: November 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 54 °F or 12.2 °C, relative humidity 48%, wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
- Game attendance: 71,135
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (CBS): Tim Brant (play–by–play) and Hank Stram (color commentator)
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Postseason
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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| Divisional | January 9, 1988 | Indianapolis Colts (3) | W 38–21 | 1–0 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 78,586 | Recap |
| AFC Championship | January 17, 1988 | at Denver Broncos (2) | L 33–38 | 1–1 | Mile High Stadium | 75,993 | Recap |
AFC Divisional Game
AFC Divisional Game: Indianapolis Colts at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Colts | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Browns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: January 9, 1988
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 16 °F or −8.9 °C, relative humidity 71%, wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV: NBC
- Boxscore
AFC Championship game
AFC Championship game: Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Browns | 0 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 33 |
| Broncos | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: January 17, 1988
- Game time: 4 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 29 °F or −1.7 °C, relative humidity 63%, wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- TV: NBC Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen
- Boxscore
Standings
| AFC Central | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns(2) | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | 5–1 | 8–3 | 390 | 239 | W3 |
| Houston Oilers(4) | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 5–1 | 7–4 | 345 | 349 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 2–4 | 6–5 | 285 | 299 | L2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 0–6 | 3–9 | 285 | 370 | L3 |
References
- ↑ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". ClevelandBrowns.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
External links
- 1987 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
- 1987 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
- 1987 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
- 1987 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com
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